Sam Baker
Senior Editor and Morning Edition HostSam Baker is 四虎影院's senior editor and local host for Morning Edition. The native of Beaumont, Texas, also edits and produces radio commentaries and , a series that's part of the station's initiative. He also was the longtime host of 四虎影院 13鈥檚 Emmy Award-winning public affairs program On the Record. He also won an Emmy in 2008 for 四虎影院鈥檚 Sharing the Power: A Voter鈥檚 Voice Special, and has earned honors from the Associated Press and the Public Radio News Directors Inc.
Sam worked in commercial television at NBC and CBS affiliates for six years before moving to public broadcasting. He was news director and Morning Edition host at KWGS-FM in Tulsa, Okla., for three years and moved to 四虎影院 in 1991. He has served on the board of Public Radio News Directors Inc. and is a member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators.
As a volunteer, Sam for seven years produced a weekly series, Jazz in Words and Music, for Reading and Radio Resources, an agency serving the visually impaired. He is also a former member on the board of Southwest Transplant Alliance, a private nonprofit organization that provides organs and tissues for transplantation.
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Texas House Bill 128 would restrict such relationships with communities in countries deemed a 鈥渇oreign adversary,鈥� including China. -
Misinformation persists in news and social media about autism spectrum disorder, but UTSW researchers believe answers lie in genetic and environmental factors. -
Researchers from UT Austin and Baylor reviewed past studies to determine if tech use over time contributes to cognitive decline. They found just the opposite. -
A 30-year study of about 100,000 middle-aged people found that their dietary habits could lead to healthier aging. A North Texas dietitian explains. -
Sixty to 70% of computer users suffer from eye strain, or computer vision syndrome. A North Texas eye specialist tells how to prevent and treat it. -
Potter's House Bishop T.D. Jakes says he didn't realize his November 2024 health scare was a heart attack. A North Texas cardiologist explains how that is possible. -
A new report ranks Dallas as one of the most challenging places to live with seasonal allergies. A North Texas doctor explains the impact on pediatric asthma. -
A study into a form of stroke that affects younger adults finds stress significantly increases stroke risk in women, but not in men. -
Screening offers the best way to prevent colorectal cancer. However, things you could or should do every day can help reduce risk for the disease. -
North Texas was under a tornado watch while thunderstorms, straight-line winds and rain snarled traffic during the morning commute. -
Scientists at the University of New Mexico have found the amount of microplastics found in the brain has increased dramatically over the last eight years. -
It's tempting to stay indoors in winter, but a North Texas doctor explains how and why some time outside can be beneficial.
